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Number Of Real Estate Properties To Be Sold Or Rebranded

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Real Estate Investment Property And Real Estate Held-For-Sale, At Cost

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Area of a real estate property.

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Amount of transaction cost incurred as part of consideration transferred in asset acquisition.

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Amount of assets held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The cash outflow for acquisition of or capital improvements to properties held for investment (operating, managed, leased) or for use.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Real Estate Properties - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Real Estate Properties - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Nov. 01, 2022 USD ($) hotel room	Nov. 01, 2022 USD ($) hotel room	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) ft² hotel property room unit	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) ft² property room	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) ft² property room	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) ft² hotel property room unit	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2022 hotel	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Aggregate undepreciated carrying value of real estate			$ 9,715,649			$ 9,715,649
Assets held for sale			142,972			142,972			$ 515,518
Improvements to certain properties						68,790	$ 64,340
Carrying value			$ 9,572,677			9,572,677			$ 10,225,633
Net proceeds from sale of real estate						$ 517,956	$ 33,772
Hotels
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties owned \| hotel			242			242
Net Lease
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties owned \| property			769			769
Disposed of by sale
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of rooms/suites \| room			7,782			7,782
Square feet \| ft²			129,548			129,548
Number of properties sold \| property						80
Aggregate sales price, excluding closing costs						$ 531,737
Held-for-sale
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Square feet \| ft²			8,575			8,575
Held-for-sale \| Net Lease
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Carrying value of properties held for sale			$ 11,819			$ 11,819
Hotels and net lease properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Square feet \| ft²			13,412,371			13,412,371
Improvements to certain properties						$ 73,952
Hotels and net lease properties \| Held-for-sale
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Aggregate undepreciated carrying value of real estate			$ 20,553			$ 20,553
Hotels
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of rooms/suites \| unit			40,563			40,563
Number of properties to be sold or rebranded \| hotel			22			22
Number of units to be sold or rebranded \| room			3,040			3,040
Carrying value of properties held for sale			$ 133,239			$ 133,239
Hotels \| Sonesta Int'l Hotels Corp
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties owned \| hotel			200			200		261
Number of properties to be sold or rebranded \| hotel								67
Hotels \| Disposed of by sale
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of rooms/suites \| room			603	6,119	1,060	603
Number of properties sold			5	51	5	61
Aggregate sales price, excluding closing costs			$ 29,700	$ 427,694	$ 60,174	$ 517,568
Hotels \| Disposed of by sale \| Subsequent event
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of rooms/suites \| room	120	120
Number of properties sold \| hotel		1
Aggregate sales price		$ 6,025
Carrying value	$ 4,514	$ 4,514
Net proceeds from sale of real estate	$ 25,170
Hotels \| Held-for-sale
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties owned \| hotel			1			1
Number of rooms/suites \| room			219			219
Square feet \| ft²			8,575			8,575
Aggregate undepreciated carrying value of real estate			$ 1,038			$ 1,038
Number of properties to be sold or rebranded \| hotel			6			6
Hotels \| Held-for-sale \| Subsequent event
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of rooms/suites \| hotel	2,701	2,701
Net proceeds from sale of real estate	$ 162,470
Hotels \| Held-for-sale \| Subsequent event \| Sonesta Int'l Hotels Corp
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties owned \| hotel	4	4
Hotels \| Held-for-sale \| Subsequent event \| Marriott International, Inc.
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties owned \| hotel	16	16
Net Lease
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price			$ 2,765
Acquisition related cost			$ 51
Number of properties to be sold or rebranded \| property			3			3
Net Lease \| Disposed of by sale
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Square feet \| ft²			14,056	108,532	6,960	14,056
Number of properties sold \| property			6	11	2
Aggregate sales price, excluding closing costs			$ 1,105	$ 7,714	$ 5,350
Net Lease \| Held-for-sale
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties owned \| hotel			3			3